Friday, May 05, 2006

BURNING QUESTIONS, BRIGHT ANSWERS (PSALM 121)

Rick Jackson

The situation you find yourself in causes questions to come up in your mind. What will you do? Who can you call upon the can get you out of this mess? Will the person you call respond? Will they be able to help?

I. WHAT CAN THE LOWLY DO? V. 1-2A

1. Make the right decision (v. 1) “I will”

2. Look in the right direction (v. 1) implies valley, depression, lowlands, plains

3. Declare the right devotion (v. 1b-2)

II. WHO IS THIS LORD? (V. 2b-6)

1. Creator (v. 2b, Col. 1:16)

2. Sustainer (v. 3-4, Col. 1:17)

3. Keeper (v. 5a)

4. Comforter (v. 5b)

5. Protector (v. 6, Col. 1:18-20)

III. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? (V. 7-8)

He will preserve His own:

1. From whatever necessary (v. 7, Col. 1:21-22)

2. Wherever necessary (v. 8a)

3. Whenever necessary (v. 8b)

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